Speaking at the Hopman Cup in Perth this week, Federer -- who said he had been asked for his opinion on the change by tournament officials -- admitted marathon final sets would be missed by some.
January 6, 2019Roger Federer on Thursday sent Switzerland into the Hopman Cup final for the second consecutive year after prevailing over Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
January 4, 2019A tight opening set on Tuesday saw both players dominant on serve.
January 2, 2019Williams grabbed at her right shoulder on several occasions late in the second set but played down any injury concern.
January 2, 2019The tennis maestro will be defending his Hopman Cup crown when the mixed format begins on Saturday.
December 28, 2018Roger Federer of Switzerland remained world No. 3, followed by Germany's Alexander Zverev in this week's unchanged top-10.
November 26, 2018Roger Federer has hit back at claims he gets preferential treatment from tennis tournaments due to his status as one of the sport's all-time greats.
November 14, 2018Roger Federer suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Kei Nishikori at the ATP Finals, severely denting his bid for the 100th title of his illustrious career.
November 12, 2018Roger Federer is aiming to complete a century of titles at the ATP Finals but will likely have to find a way past the irrepressible Novak Djokovic, who is looking to round off his astonishing season in style.
November 11, 2018Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a thrilling semi-final at the Paris Masters on Saturday to extend his winning run to 22 matches ahead of his return to world number one next week.
November 4, 2018Novak Djokovic described his return to the world number one ranking as a "phenomenal achievement" as he and old rival Roger Federer coasted into the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
November 2, 2018Roger Federer has revealed that organisers of the re-launched and condensed Davis Cup gave him three days to decide if he would commit to the controversial competition.
October 28, 2018Roger Federer won his 17th consecutive match at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday, dispatching Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals.
October 26, 2018Roger Federer had to fight hard to hold off Serbia's Filip Krajinovic on Tuesday, edging to a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.
October 25, 2018Roger Federer had to fight hard to hold off Serbia's Filip Krajinovic on Tuesday, edging to a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.
October 24, 2018Roger Federer has revealed that he has been suffering with a hand injury since the summer, but said the problem is no longer a worry as he heads into his home Swiss Open starting on Monday.
October 22, 2018The Davis Cup can succeed even without the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the reformed tournament will target a new generation of tennis stars, the International Tennis Federation's chief operating officer has said.
October 22, 2018